[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1741 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1741

    To redesignate the position of the Secretary of the Navy as the 
                Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2003

Mr. Jones of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
   Gilchrest, Mr. Kline, Mr. Janklow, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
   Skelton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
 Hayworth, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Weldon of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
Akin, Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Whitfield, 
   Mr. Coble, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
  Goode, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. 
    Israel, Mr. Ortiz, Mrs. Tauscher, and Mr. Reyes) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
    To redesignate the position of the Secretary of the Navy as the 
                Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

     Congress finds the following:
            (1) Since their creation by the Continental Congress, the 
        Navy and Marine Corps have served, fought, and sacrificed 
        together to define and defend America's interests around the 
        world.
            (2) That while the Navy and Marine Corps have served the 
        nation as distinct military services with many outstanding 
        achievements between them, they are bound together as a single 
        department by the nature of their assigned roles and missions, 
        and the environment in which they operate.
            (3) The Navy and Marine Corps are entering a new era of 
        greater integration and cooperation, as evidenced by recent 
        agreements to further integrate Navy and Marine Corps Tactical 
        Aviation, by the appointment for the first time of a Marine to 
        be Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy, and by the 
        recent decision to allow a Marine to command a carrier air wing 
        in 2005.
            (4) In addition to increased organizational integration, 
        the names of many previously distinct Navy and Marine Corps 
        institutions and societies now bear the name of both, including 
        the Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society, Navy/Marine Corps Field 
        in Annapolis, and numerous joint Navy/Marine medals and 
        ribbons.
            (5) In the spirit of the historical, inseparable nature of 
        the Navy and Marine Corps team, and the ever increasing 
        integration of the two branches, it is appropriate that the 
        military department secretary charged with advancing the 
        interests of both have a title that reflects the names and 
        equal status of both.

SEC. 2. CHANGE IN TITLE OF SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

    (a) Change in Title.--The position of the Secretary of the Navy is 
hereby redesignated as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps.
    (b) References.--Any reference to the Secretary of the Navy in any 
law, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States 
shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Navy and 
Marine Corps.
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